INDIANAPOLIS (May 21, 2012) – Roche Diagnostics is recognizing 87 high school seniors from across the state who participated in two Indiana Blood Center blood drives during the academic year and showed they have community service in their blood. Their efforts helped supply life-saving blood to hospitals throughout Indiana and earned them a $575 scholarship and red honor cords to be worn during graduation ceremonies.
High school student blood donations are an important component of the blood supply distributed to hospitals across Indiana, accounting for 16 percent of Indiana Blood Center’s donor base. Scholarship recipients are all seniors who participated in two blood drives during the academic school year either as a donor or student coordinator/recruiter. Each student plans to attend a college or university in Indiana and pursue studies in science, math, technology or other health-related fields.
In this academic year, Indiana Blood Center’s high school blood drives resulted in 24,000 donation attempts from high schools across the state. By donating blood, students learn the values of volunteering, community involvement and altruism. Roche Diagnostics funds the scholarships. Student recipients are recognized below and are identified by the county where their high school is located.
Boone
Zionsville High School - Kaitlyn Collins
Carroll
Carroll Jr./Sr. High School - Sydney Pencek
Delphi Community High School - Stacia Erwin
Clay
Clay City High School - Asieavae Jeffers
Clinton
Rossville High School - Michelle Erdman
Decatur
Greensburg High School - Marti Brewsaugh
North Decatur High School - Michelle Trenkamp
South Decatur High School - Erica Zapfe
Delaware
Cowan High School - Alix Underwood
Muncie Area Career Center - CaSandra Veatch
The Indiana Academy for Science, Math & Humanities - James Long
Wapahani High School - Larry Smith
Yorktown High School - Eric Castle
Elkhart
Fairfield Jr./Sr. High School - Allison Kitson
Fountain
Attica High School - Malorie Sheridan
Fountain Central High School - Madison Stockdale
Gibson
Wood Memorial High School - Jeff Davis
Grant
Madison-Grant High School - Sean Hensley
Greene
Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School - Michelle Holz
Hamilton
Fishers High School - Tina Nguyen
Hamilton Southeastern High School - Angie Nguyen
Hancock
Eastern Hancock High School - Jordan Campbell
Greenfield Central High School - Kayla Annarino
Mt. Vernon High School - Molly Eckert
Hendricks
Brownsburg High School - Samantha Parker
Cascade High School - Kimberly Ridenour
Danville Community High School - Katie Luecht
Plainfield High School - Holly Hepworth
Henry
Knightstown High School - Dillon Hilderbrand
New Castle Area Career Programs - Hanna Foster
Shenandoah High School - Annaliese Hillman
Tri Jr./Sr. High School - Emily Maier
Johnson
Center Grove High School - Namratha Jan
Central Nine Career Center - Colbey Long
Greenwood Christian Academy - Meredith Gibson
Whiteland Community High School - Tyler Barker
Madison
Alexandria-Monroe High School - Caitlin Leach
Pendleton Heights High School - Allison Clear
Marion
Cardinal Ritter High School - Alexandria Todd
Cathedral High School - Morgan Rhodes
Cornerstone Baptist Academy - Danielle Ledbetter
Decatur Central High School - Ani Binishi
Decatur Discovery Academy - Brandi Richardson
Fountain Square Academy - Jared Wilson
Franklin Central High School - Marissa Logsdon
Heritage Christian High School - Sam Haines
Herron High School - Jessica Estrada
Irvington Preparatory Academy - Ashlyn Carter
J. Everett Light Career Center - Carmina Nolasco
Lawrence Central High School - Torre Kennedy
Lawrence North High School - Tahvi Frank
Lutheran High School - Rachael Camp
Pike High School - Mustafa Soliman
Scecina High School Memorial - Audrey Peters
Southport High School - Kimberlyn Beard
University High School - Daniel Orians
Montgomery
Southmont High School - Jared Myers
Morgan
Eminence High School - Tylor Davis
Martinsville High School - Mariah Glidden
Monrovia High School - Daniel Welty
Mooresville High School - Molly Whitley
Pulaski
Winamac Community High School - Benjamin Taylor
Putnam
Cloverdale High School - Chauncey Baker
Greencastle High School - Brandon Query
North Putnam High School - Valerie Scott
South Putnam Jr./Sr. High School - Katherine Spencer
Randolph
Union High School - Christina Lankford
Rush
Rushville Consolidated High School - Kaylee Yager
Shelby
Morristown High School - KayAnn Farnsley
Shelbyville High School - Danielle Norvell
Southwestern High School - Courtney McKenney
Triton Central High School - Mikayla Mason
Waldron High School - Kelly Dalley
Sullivan
North Central Jr./Sr. High School - Kaitlyn Webber
Union High School - John Andrew Shreve
Tippecanoe
Harrison High School - Samantha Thonn
Lafayette Central Catholic High School - Mattea Albert
Lafayette Jefferson High School - Shelby Eisenhut
West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School - John Applegate
Vermillion
North Vermillion High School - Rusy Hall
Vigo
McLean High School - Diamond Riley
Terre Haute North Vigo High School - Justin Isom
Terre Haute South Vigo High School - Robert Beckner
West Vigo High School - Leslee Walters
Warren
Seeger High School - Morgan Nelson
White
Frontier Jr./Sr. High School - Shelby Rawles